Zombie: Empirical data's your only man, when formulating a research plan.A soldier's death is never in vain if it makes the formula more plain.A few dozen make a better case for refining that third decimal place.They call me Zombie because I don't sleep, as I slowly struggle to climb this heap,of corpses, data points, and trials, but from the top - I'll see for miles!

Excellent work. It's nice to see some assets being completed in this project! This and those base models look sweet!

Here I go an angry brother gonna make his moveBut can I buck him in the city so I never lose?See I'm a get him in the crowd with a couple heaviesAnd lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steadyAnd now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheapI'm looking for a way to make a plan gonna keep it neatSo don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit'cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it'cause all I want to see is m****f***ing brains hanging

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Here I go an angry brother gonna make his moveBut can I buck him in the city so I never lose?See I'm a get him in the crowd with a couple heaviesAnd lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steadyAnd now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheapI'm looking for a way to make a plan gonna keep it neatSo don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit'cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it'cause all I want to see is m****f***ing brains hanging

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

Hover Xcap chassis complete. I know it looks a little sparse, but that is the nature of the alien alloy and armor plating. If it was piloted the front glacies would have a bit more detail but I figured that having a unbroken armor plate there would dissipate energy better than having several plates on it.

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

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Here I go an angry brother gonna make his moveBut can I buck him in the city so I never lose?See I'm a get him in the crowd with a couple heaviesAnd lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steadyAnd now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheapI'm looking for a way to make a plan gonna keep it neatSo don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit'cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it'cause all I want to see is m****f***ing brains hanging

Sorry, I just have to repeat this: This looks goddamn frightening! Awesome!

Keep smiling while dying

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

Question: If the laser weapons are blue, and the plasma is also blue wouldnt that be a little bit confusing?

Or is that a more humanized version, where we used our own tech to integrate this thing into a floating tank; instead of just sticking an alien gun on this thing?

Other then that; lookin very nice

If I may redirect you over here directly followed by this(read only the first sentence )...

So, yes, it's a human design. But the actual thing is: it's only the handheld LASERs that are blue, the XCAP mounted is red. So, basically, the blue on the LASER weapons is only design... But, yes, it might confuse a little, but it's not a consistency problem.

Keep smiling while dying

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

Question: If the laser weapons are blue, and the plasma is also blue wouldnt that be a little bit confusing?

Or is that a more humanized version, where we used our own tech to integrate this thing into a floating tank; instead of just sticking an alien gun on this thing?

Other then that; lookin very nice

If I may redirect you over here directly followed by this(read only the first sentence )...

So, yes, it's a human design. But the actual thing is: it's only the handheld LASERs that are blue, the XCAP mounted is red. So, basically, the blue on the LASER weapons is only design... But, yes, it might confuse a little, but it's not a consistency problem.

What might be a consistency problem is that from what I remember, all plasma weapons have prongs which are necessary, the plasma cannon on the XCAP does not have prongs.

az... look closer there are prongs on there they end in the bright tips. the front three overhang the front of the cannon. are you sure you aren't looking at the GAIA launcher version?

Shinzon: the dirty game play reason is so that you can differentiate when someone fires an XCAP vs and hand held laser I will admit I wasn't thinking about the handheld ones when I textured that, I was more concered with finishing it and though "hey, the generic laser weapon is red, lets go with that"

az... look closer there are prongs on there they end in the bright tips. the front three overhang the front of the cannon. are you sure you aren't looking at the GAIA launcher version?

Shinzon: the dirty game play reason is so that you can differentiate when someone fires an XCAP vs and hand held laser I will admit I wasn't thinking about the handheld ones when I textured that, I was more concered with finishing it and though "hey, the generic laser weapon is red, lets go with that"

Light lasers: blue beam
Heavy lasers (HLC and laser Xcap): thick red beam
Plasma: Blue bolt (this will be a very identifiable look much different than the beams so color won't be a problem)
GAIA: green exhaust glow.

this way no weapon has to be changed and the heavier lasers are easily identifiable from the lighter ones. It also makes sense that the components of a heavier laser would produce a different beam color if it was needed to (take for example the ruby solid state lasers vs the chemical THEL beams)

Light lasers: blue beamHeavy lasers (HLC and laser Xcap): thick red beamPlasma: Blue bolt (this will be a very identifiable look much different than the beams so color won't be a problem)GAIA: green exhaust glow.

this way no weapon has to be changed and the heavier lasers are easily identifiable from the lighter ones. It also makes sense that the components of a heavier laser would produce a different beam color if it was needed to (take for example the ruby solid state lasers vs the chemical THEL beams)

Sounds good! But I have a question, and this is certainly not a complaint, merely curiosity; is there a point to making plasma not-green? I mean, everyone here who has played X-Com... everyone here will most likely associate green blasts with plasma, I mean, this is almost what I'd call a canon in plasma weaponry on sci-fic games. It's just a matter of preferrence, maybe, but I just don't understand why change this.

I thought it would be a nice change from the typical, oddly enough I tend to think of plasma as blue though I believe it can come in any color. It just seems that it presents a colder more destructive feel than green. (lightning is a blue white)

I thought it would be a nice change from the typical, oddly enough I tend to think of plasma as blue though I believe it can come in any color. It just seems that it presents a colder more destructive feel than green. (lightning is a blue white)

Double that!!! For example, some star-trek fans would argue that plasma bolts are red (IIRC of course, I never was such a fan ). Anyway, just google "red plasma bolt" and "green plasma bolt".

I thought it would be a nice change from the typical, oddly enough I tend to think of plasma as blue though I believe it can come in any color. It just seems that it presents a colder more destructive feel than green. (lightning is a blue white)

Double that!!! For example, some star-trek fans would argue that plasma bolts are red (IIRC of course, I never was such a fan ). Anyway, just google "red plasma bolt" and "green plasma bolt".

Can't this be changed at the options (V1+ feature) by using masks?

I'm just saying that in general, plasma weapons in games are green (though there is no reason they can't be pink or anything), but they can be just any color, just a suggestion.

That said, I submit that all plasma weapons should be changed to blue. Good idea, Azrael.

Here I go an angry brother gonna make his moveBut can I buck him in the city so I never lose?See I'm a get him in the crowd with a couple heaviesAnd lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steadyAnd now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheapI'm looking for a way to make a plan gonna keep it neatSo don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit'cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it'cause all I want to see is m****f***ing brains hanging

Yep, and you want them to be consistent. 1 + 1 = 2. Horray for Azrael!

Here I go an angry brother gonna make his moveBut can I buck him in the city so I never lose?See I'm a get him in the crowd with a couple heaviesAnd lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steadyAnd now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheapI'm looking for a way to make a plan gonna keep it neatSo don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit'cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it'cause all I want to see is m****f***ing brains hanging

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

moving on, here is an inprogress shot of the XC1. Still a ways to go on the color map... I have to add a few more details and get the underside finished. Not much in terms of a bump map though, mainly just needs a spec map.

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Quick progress report on the stun launcher. Color and incandescence maps are done, still have to finish bump and spec so it'll probably be finished later tonight. its green because its a "launcher" weapon so gaia, stun and probably the gravity distortion launcher will have the green high tech glow.

it's the human version... alien one isn't done yet. it you look it follows the style for the advanced Xcorps weapons and is far too blocky to be an alien weapon. Right now I'm only doing models we already have and getting them textured before I move on to new model creation. The only exception to this is the grenades which will take only a few hours to remake and texture. I'm doing them so we have a wider range of weapons in game.

BTW do you think we can get an update on the main site... might pull in some extra interest to see there's been progress

it's the human version... alien one isn't done yet. it you look it follows the style for the advanced Xcorps weapons and is far too blocky to be an alien weapon. Right now I'm only doing models we already have and getting them textured before I move on to new model creation. The only exception to this is the grenades which will take only a few hours to remake and texture. I'm doing them so we have a wider range of weapons in game.

Yeah, I noticed, but thought I'd ask, looks great

BTW do you think we can get an update on the main site... might pull in some extra interest to see there's been progress

Of course I have gone mad with power! It would be completely ridiculous to go mad without power!And no, this is not a quote from the Simpson's movie, I want it on paper, that I actually wrote that quite some time before the movie came out.

No Alien version?if this is the Alien version, why does it have an x-corps logo?

AWD has no control over what we make. We have an absolute list of assets to work from. How and when it's made are the factors we control. I hope this clears up some present and future confusion.

Here I go an angry brother gonna make his moveBut can I buck him in the city so I never lose?See I'm a get him in the crowd with a couple heaviesAnd lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steadyAnd now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheapI'm looking for a way to make a plan gonna keep it neatSo don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit'cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it'cause all I want to see is m****f***ing brains hanging